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Missouri Tigers
Logo
UniversityUniversity of Missouri–Columbia
ConferenceBig 12
DivisionDivision I
Athletic directorMike Alden
LocationColumbia, Missouri
Varsity teams20[1]
Football stadiumFaurot Field
ArenaMizzou Arena
MascotTruman the Tiger
NicknameTigers
Fight songFight, Tigers
ColorsBlack and Old Gold
   
Websitemutigers.cstv.com

The Missouri Tigers athletics programs include the extramural and intramural sports teams of the University of Missouri–Columbia. The name comes from a band armed guards called the Missouri Tigers who, in 1854, protected Columbia from Confederate guerrillas during the Civil War. [2] The University of Missouri–Columbia (often referred to as simply the University of Missouri, Mizzou, Missouri, or MU) is the flagship institution of the University of Missouri System.[3] The women's teams are sometimes called the Lady Tigers, but often both the men's and women's teams are simply called the Tigers. Mizzou is a member of the Big 12 Conference and is the only NCAA Division I-A program in Missouri.

Varsity sports

Football

Affiliations:

Big 12 Conference 1996-present
Big Eight Conference 1907-1996 (formally changed name from MVIAA to Big 8 1964)
a.k.a. Big Seven Conference (unofficial name) 1947-1957
a.k.a. Big Six Conference (unofficial name) 1928-1947
a.k.a. Missouri Valley Intercollegiate Athletic Association 1907-1928

Coach: Gary Pinkel

Home field: Faurot Field

Uniform colors: Black and Gold

Logo design: A stylised tiger inside an oval; also a large, gold letter M

Mascot: Truman the Tiger

Conference Championships: 12 [All Big 8: 1909; 1913 (Co-Champions); 1919; 1924; 1925; 1927; 1939; 1941; 1942; 1945; 1960; 1969 (Co-Champions)]

Bowl games: 24

Bowl record: 10-14

All-Time Record: 503-583-53 [4]

Retired Jersey Numbers

All-Americans

Current and Former Players in the NFL and CFL

Notable Head Coaches

  • Dan Devine — winningest Missouri football coach (record: 92-38-7); coached at Missouri from 1958–1970
  • Don Faurot — longest-tenured Missouri football coach (1935-42, 1946-56); football stadium bears his name
  • Al Onofrio — coach from 1971–77
  • Warren Powers — coach from 1978–84


Basketball

Summary

  • Coach: Mike Anderson
  • Conference Champions: 15
  • Conference Tournament Champions: 6
  • NIT invitations: 6
  • NCAA invitations: 21
  • Final 4: 0
  • Elite 8: 4
  • Sweet 16: 6

Regular-Season

  • Conference Championships
  • Missouri Valley Conference, 1918 1920 1921 1922
  • Big Six Conference, 1930 1939 1940
  • Big Eight Conference, 1976 1980 1981 1982 1983 1987 1990 1994

Post-Season

  • Conference Championships
  • Big Eight Conference, 1978 1982 1987 1989 1991 1993
  • NCAA Tournament Appearances 1944 1976 1978 1979 1980 1981 1982 1983 1986 1987 1988 1989 1990 1992 1993 1994 1995 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003
  • Sweet 16 1976 1980 1982 1989 1994 2002
  • Elite 8 Appearances 1944 1976 1994 2002
  • NIT 1984 1985 1996 1998 2004 2005

Retired Jersey Numbers

All-Americans

Other Notable Players

Notable Coaches

Baseball

The first Missouri Tigers baseball team was in 1868. The first recorded season was in 1891, when the Tigers went 2-2. The presence of former Missouri Tiger baseball players in professional baseball continues to grow each year. In 2005, three players signed contracts, bringing the number of former MU players signing pro contracts to 134. Current MU head coach Tim Jamieson has seen 29 players in his 10-year tenure sign pro contracts. Notable Tiger baseball alum include Tim Laudner, who played for the 1987 World Champion Minnesota Twins, and Phil Bradley, who played for several teams in 1980s and early `90s.

Current Head Coach: Tim Jamieson (1995-present) (13 seasons)

Notable Head Coaches:

  • Hi Simmons - (1937-1973) (35 seasons) (Retired number; 2nd most wins In Missouri history - 481)
  • Gene McArtor - (1974-1994) (21 seasons) (Retired number; most wins In Missouri history - 733)

Big Six Titles: 1930, 1931, 1937, 1938, 1941, 1942
Big Seven Titles: 1952, 1954, 1958, 1962, 1963
Big Eight Titles: 1964, 1965, 1976, 1980
National Titles: 1954
National Runner-ups: 1952, 1958, 1964
Postseason:

Traditions

MU vs. KU

The Tigers' biggest rival is the KU Jayhawks, with whom they compete in the annual Border Showdown. There is also a traditional basketball rivalry with the Illinois Fighting Illini referred to as the Braggin' Rights Game.

Homecoming

The University of Missouri claims to be the originator of the tradtion of homecoming.[5] Before 1911, games against the University of Kansas were played in Kansas City. However, a change in conference regulations required intercollegiate football games to be played on campus starting in 1911. Fearing that game attendance would be low, the new Missouri coach, C. L. Brewer, appealed with great success for the "Old Grads" to "Come Back Home" to boost attendance and help dedicate MU's new football field. The fans responded, swelling the crowd at Rollins Field in Columbia to more than ten thousand. Missouri, The NCAA, Trivial Pursuit, and Jeopardy! consider this game in 1911 to be the first homecoming game.

Several schools, notably Baylor University, Illinois, and Indiana University also claim to have had the first homecoming with Baylor claiming they held their first homecoming game in 1909, and Illinois claiming their first homecoming game on October 15, 1910,[6][7][8] and Indiana claiming October 21, 1910.[9]

Alma Mater

The Alma Mater for the University of Missouri–Columbia is Old Missouri. It was written in 1895 and is sung to the tune Far Above Cayuga's Waters and has two verses. Before and after athletic events, sometimes only the first verse is used. The first and second and second verses are more commonly sung at student orientation and at commencement/graduation ceremonies. Both verses are followed by the chorus.

First Verse

Old Missouri, fair Missouri
Dear old varsity.
Ours are hearts that fondly love thee
Here's a health to thee.

Chorus

Proud art thou in classic beauty
Of thy noble past
With they watch words honour, duty,
Thy high fame shall last!

Second verse

Every student, man and maiden
Swells the glad refrain.
'Till the breezes, music laden
Waft it back again.

Chorus

Proud art thou in classic beauty
Of thy noble past
With they watch words honour, duty,
Thy high fame shall last!

Fight Songs

The fight song(s) are used in several different combinations. The most recognizable (and longest) is Every True Son, Mizzou Cheer, and Fight Tiger all in a row. Fight Tigers can be used on its own and may have also been known as The Tiger Song of U of M many years ago.

Every True Son

Every true son, so happy hearted
Skies above us are blue.
There's a spirit so deep within us
Old Missouri, here's to you!
When the band plays the Tiger war song
And when the fray is through
We will tramp, tramp, tramp around the columns
With a cheer for old Mizzou!

Mizzou Cheer

Hit it! Hurray, hurrah! Mizzou! Mizzou!
Hurray, hurrah! Mizzou! Mizzou!
Hurray, Hurrah! And a bully for old Mizzou! Rah! Rah! Rah! Rah!
Mizzou-Rah! Mizzou-Rah! Mizzou-Rah! Tigers!

Fight Tiger

Fight, Tiger, fight for Old Mizzou.
Right behind you everyone is with you.
Break the line and follow down the field.
And you'll be, on the top, upon the top!
Fight, Tiger, you will always win.
Proudly keep the colors flying skyward.
In the end you'll win the victory,
So, Tigers, fight for Old Mizzou!

Give a Cheer

This song is a more recent addition, written by alumnus Carl E. Bolte.

Give a cheer for Mizzou's Tigers!
We will show 'em how to play.
Give a cheer for Mizzou's Tigers!
And our Tigers will win today.
We've got the team that will never retreat;
We've got the team they can never defeat!
Give a cheer for Mizzou's Tigers!
And our Tigers will win today!
Give a cheer for Mizzou's Tigers!
And our Tigers will win today!

The Missouri Waltz

The Missouri Waltz is the official song for the state of Missouri. It is always played before and during athletic contests.

Tiger Rag

Just like Auburn, Clemson, LSU, and Princeton, Missouri uses Tiger Rag as a secondary song.

Other Sports

National Titles: (All Sports)

Baseball- 1954

Indoor Track and Field- 1965

Notable Athletes

See also

References

  1. ^ http://mutigers.cstv.com/school-bio/did-you-know.html
  2. ^ http://mutigers.cstv.com/trads/mascot-football-traditions.html
  3. ^ http://www.missouri.edu/about/
  4. ^ "[1]". STASSEN.COM College Football Information.
  5. ^ http://www.columbiamissourian.com/stories/2006/10/20/traditions-beginnings-mysterious/
  6. ^ http://www.admin.uiuc.edu/homecoming/history.pdf
  7. ^ http://web.library.uiuc.edu/ahx/uasfa/4120060.pdf see items 155 and 200
  8. ^ http://www.footballfoundation.com/news.php?id=478
  9. ^ http://alumni.indiana.edu/events/homecoming/history.shtml
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